1.Shane Watson retires from all formats of cricket, will no longer appear in IPL:- Australian opener Shane Watson of Chennai Super Kings has decided to retire from all formats of cricket. He informed the franchisee after the team’s last match in IPL 2020. Watson did not play in the last match between Chennai and Kings XI Punjab. Shane Watson, who had already retired from international cricket, was playing franchise cricket in many countries. In this season of IPL, Watson could score only 299 runs in 11 matches. Shane Watson has already retired from international cricket. Shane Watson has been one of Australia’s most spectacular all-rounders.

2.India’s 1st solar-powered miniature train launched in Kerala:- India’s first of its kind solar energy-driven miniature train was inaugurated at the Veli Tourist Village, Kerala by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The train, which would be an attraction for children especially, was part of a string of projects totally worth Rs 60 crore taken up to elevate the facilities at the panoramic destination to international standards.

About the Train:

• It covers a distance of 2.5 km with three bogies that can accommodate around 45 people at a time.
• It features a fully- equipped rail system, including a tunnel, station and a ticket office.
• The miniature rail has all the features of a fully- equipped rail system, including a tunnel, station and a ticket office.
• The eco-friendly solar-powered 2.5 km miniature railway will enable visitors to enjoy the beauty of nature. The Rs ten crore project is the first of its kind in the country.

3.A book titled “Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy” by T. Bandyopadhyay:- Tamal Bandyopadhyay has authored a book titled “Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy” and will be released on November 09, 2020. This book, published by Roli Books, provides an understanding of the challenges and economic potential of India.

About the book:

• The book “Pandemonium” accounts how many promoters had swapped equity with debt while the managements of the banks were finding a way to protect their balance sheets until the intervention of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against their bad loans.
• The Same issue trouble also affected the developing non-banking financial companies of India who were quick to identify the post-demonetisation easy liquidity and the reluctance of banks to lend which promoted them to borrow short to lend long.

4.Rajiv Jalota becomes new chairman of Mumbai Port Trust:- Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer, Rajiv Jalota has been appointed as the chairman of Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT). The appointment committee of the Union cabinet issued the order for the central deputation. The post of MbPT chairman was vacant after former chairman Sanjay Bhatia retired on July 31 and was appointed as Lokayukta of Maharashtra. Jalota, who is the first Goods and Services Tax (GST) commissioner of Maharashtra, is currently the additional chief secretary in the higher and technical education department of the state government. He first served as sales tax commissioner and then as GST commissioner from January 2015 to January 2020.

5.India-Pak border to light up with 8000MW renewable park:- India’s border areas with Pakistan in Rajasthan would soon be illuminated with renewable energy. The state government will soon ink an MoU with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to establish Ultra Mega Renewal Energy Power Park. The park to be set up near borders areas will be of 8,000 megawatts (MW) capacity, which will comprise 4,310 MW of wind energy; 3,760 MW of solar energy and 120 MW of power from biomass. Currently, Rajasthan’s solar generation capacity is 4,883 MW. The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL) would be signing a separate MoU with the NTPC and the SECI to materialise the GoI Mega Power Park project. Rajasthan has over 1000 kilometre-long international border which is currently supplied power through traditional methods. The Rajasthan government had also approved a proposal for setting up solar power parks to generate 10,000 MW green energy with an investment of Rs 50,000 crore. The state has given nod to the proposal of Adani Green Energy Limited to set up solar power parks at five locations and a solar panel manufacturing unit which will generate around 7,500 direct and indirect jobs.

6.Indian boxers Amit Panghal, Sanjeet and Ashish Kumar win gold at the Alexis Vastine International:-Indian boxers Amit Panghal, Sanjeet and Ashish Kumar have won gold medals at the recently concluded Alexis Valentine International Boxing Tournament held in Nantes, France.The tournament was the first international event that Indian boxers were a part of since the lockdown enforced earlier this year in March.Apart from this, Kavinder Singh Bisht, won silver in the 57 kg weight category.Three Indian boxers namely Shiva Thapa (63 kg), Sumit Sangwan (81 kg) and Satish Kumar (Over 91 kg) secured the bronze medals for India.

7.1st Phase of Malabar Naval Exercise involving participation by India, US, Japan, Australia begins:-The 24th edition of the Malabar Naval Exercise is scheduled in two phases during the current month. The First Phase of the Exercise Malabar-20 involving participation by Indian Navy (IN), United States Navy (USN), Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) commenced off Visakhapatnam in Bay of Bengal from. Malabar series of maritime exercises commenced in 1992 as a bilateral Indian Navy- United States Navy exercise. Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force joined Malabar in 2015 and The 2020 edition will now witness participation of the Royal Australian Navy in this joint maritime exercise. Phase-2 of Malabar-20 is scheduled to be conducted in the Arabian Sea in mid-November